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Thousands of Iraqis have fled an Islamic State-held town west of Mosul as Iraqi and coalition warplanes step up strikes…

A Saudi man was shot dead helping evacuate residents the town of Awamiya, where fighting between security forces and armed…

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday and congratulated the armed forces for their “victory” over Islamic…

A separate truce for southern Syria, brokered by the US and Russia, is meant to help allay growing concerns by…

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul within hours as Islamic State’s defensive lines crumble in its…

Two powerful Shi'ite militias are top suspects in the abduction of three Americans last weekend in a southern neighborhood of…

At least seven Sunni mosques and dozens of shops in eastern Iraq were firebombed on Tuesday, security sources and local…

Sectarian attacks south of Baghdad have aroused local fears that an escalating row between the region's Sunni and Shi'ite powerhouses…

Diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been tense since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, though there have been occasional…

Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15 members…